Thought about it......

I seriously considered closing down the blog, but .... I couldn't do it. I decided that the opinion of one person cannot and will not be a reason to stop doing something that keeps me sane. In my heart, I know that whatever the reason for the venomous email, that I have done nothing wrong. How I spend what functional time I have, is nobody's business but mine. I never intentionally ignored anybody, and even though the email hurt me very much.... everybody is entitled to their opinion. So...... I'm back!

I made a list of things I'm going to do this year........ (as I do every other year, I'm sorry to say.) I have however cheated a little this year. I made it in parts. HAVE to's, SHOULD do's and LIKE to's. LOL
I also drug my sister into it. Once a month,  we go over the list, and see where I'm at, and why. There will be no consequences, as such, but it will serve as an extra push to stick to things. I know, I have no willpower when it comes to a lot of things, but the HAVE to's, are very important this year. I'm going to get in shape, lose a couple of pounds (little bits don't freak me out, so I'm going for a pound or so a month), eat healthy/cook from scratch and I'm going to get a handle on how to get noticed in the jobmarket. I want to go back to work, even if it is physically only possible to go part time. I have the list organized in timeframes and "due dates"........... and I'm hoping if not too many things hit the fan at one time, I stand a better than good chance to get all of it done.

The SHOULD do's are a little trickier. They involve cleaning off the computers and organizing the tera-drives, organizing the boxes with genealogical information, setting up a  home network, so we can print from everywhere without dragging the computers closer to the printer so we can hook it up, and going thru the cabinets and left-over boxes, take stock of what we have vs what we need and have room for and deal with things accordingly........ None of it is really lifesaving, but together they will make life a little easier in the finding things category as well as in the clutter department.

The LIKE to's is really a very short list. It consists of a couple of things. Help Mike get his bloodsugar under control and maybe get him off some of the meds he's currently taking, that is, if he'll let me. (Hense it being in the like to category). The thing is, that he does everything the doctors tell him to do, and is beginning to give up, because it's not helping, so I'm hoping that with cooking everything from scratch from the have-to-list, and finding a good mix of good carbs, lower fat and loads of vitamins we can get it to a good level, without him realizing that I'm doing it. Get the peace of mind that I'm healthy (never thought I would have to get used to that idea, and how hard that would be) and go back to school to learn a trade I can actually use here, that does not require a whole lot of fine motor skills.

Sounds like a plan, doesn't it? LOL.

My designers have been busy, and I've been trying to keep up, when not in pain because of a severe toothinfection. It's getting better, I can eat solids again, so I'm less cranky and short fused. Which is a blessing for everybody in the household. LOL

ANN has an awesome kit out. It's called Painted Ladies. No, it's not what you think LOL. Painted Ladies is what the old Victorian houses are called, because of the colors on them. Remember last year when I borrowed one of her pictures to put into her Forest Fantasy page? Those pictures are what the kit is made around. There are so many different things in the kit, that when I first looked at the pages from the other CT's, I had to go back in the folder to check out what I missed. I thought I had REALLY looked at all the parts, but in every page I looked at, there was something I didn't think was part of the kit......... very strange..... but they were all there!  I really liked this page. I would have never thought to do this. That's one of the fun parts of CT work. You get to see different ways of using the same kit.

I'm not sure which CT member made this page, but if/when I find out, I'll update this caption,

I made one page with just what was in the kit, and one with some of the extra's included. 

kit only

kit plus frames, borders, freeby!!! and Word-Art

The kit is available in all 3 stores:

BOO has finished moving house! As I understand it even the internet is on board now and she is working like a madwoman to catch up. LOL.

I also noticed that I haven't posted some of her December releases yet, so I will add them too......

Parfum Jardin.
I know this is a spring kit. It has the feel, for sure, I just couldn't help to upset the apple cart a little, and make it a fall lay out. LOL. The kit has soft colors and bright colors in just the right proportions. I cannot think of any spring picture, that would not perk up with this kit. It works great with garden pictures, but it would be equally at home with Easter celebrations....... or fall pictures :-)

Picture was taken in the fall (DUH! LOL) on sisterday.

Now for the kits I missed......

Winter Wonderland:

White Christmas Dreams:

The tree is ours from last year, but everything else is from the kit.

I think you may be up to date on things, but I'm pretty sure I forgot a bunch, so if you find another post later today, or tomorrow.... blame it on the blonde!

Don't forget to hug a loved one, enjoy the season, family and live in general and stay safe!
Hugs,
Pauli